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Tomato producers from Turkey’s Balikesir, Bandirma district, have taken to the streets, marching towards Ankara and blocking roads with tractors to protest soaring production costs and low purchase prices.Farmers from Aksakal village voiced their frustration over unsold tomatoes, urging the Ministry of Agriculture to address their concerns.Highlights of the ProtestPrice and Cost Concerns: Farmers are

The tomato harvest has begun in California’s Central Valley, but challenges loom due to recent heat waves that have impacted both pollination and harvest periods, leading to expectations of average yields.Mitchell Yerxa, a grower in Sutter and Colusa counties, mentioned that this year’s production is close to average, though slightly below expectations. The U.S. Department

La Doria acquires 100% of the share capital of Clas, specialised in the production of ambient sauces and pestos for large-scale distribution brands in Italy and abroad. Specifically in the transaction, the group, which produces tomato derivatives, sauces, pulses and fruit juices, took over the Ligurian company from the Equinox fund, which held a 90%

The Directorate of Agricultural Services (DSA) of the Guelma province forecasts a production of 2,456 million quintals of industrial tomatoes for the 2023-2024 agricultural season, according to the local sector head, Rachid Rehamnia, on June 5th, 2024. The official specified that the DSA’s forecasts are based on technical data collected and field inspections conducted in

A reduction in industrial tomato crops in Foggia province, Italy’s leading production area with approximately 17,000 hectares, is expected for 2024. The decline is attributed to the water crisis and the necessity for supply bodies to rationalize resources. “A 30% drop is expected across the entire area,” reports Marco Nicastro, president of Soc. Coop. Agricola

On May 14th, Stanislaus County supervisors declared a local emergency due to a pest threatening to devastate tomato crops. The beet leafhopper, a small insect, feeds on tomato plants and spreads a virus that causes the leaves to turn yellow and stunts the plants’ growth.Growers and pest control advisers alerted the county to the presence

California regulators have recently imposed significant fees on water usage in the state’s agricultural heartland, marking a departure from the previously unregulated extraction of groundwater. This lack of oversight has allowed farmers across the country to deplete aquifers for irrigation and livestock, worsened by climate change-induced droughts. In California’s Central Valley, this unrestricted pumping has